Policy briefing

Policy Briefing: Wild forest products (WFPs) are vitally important for Europe’s people and its economy. Used wisely they can help to bring about the necessary shift to a sustainable, smart and inclusive bio-based economy, a bioeconomy.

Informal institutions

Reforesting Scotland conducted a series of interviews with commercial wild berry pickers. Berries were chosen as an uncontroversial product group around which to start an exploration of the attitudes to wild harvesting law and custom among both gatherers and landowners.

This was one of several in-depth case studies in different StarTree partner regions, aiming to explore: